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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

No. 434,942. Patented Aug. 26, 1890..

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

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TYPE SETTING MACHINE.

No. 434,942. Patented Aug. 26, 1890.

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JOHN B. ODELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO HORATION. MAY AND NATHANIEL S. JONES, OF SAME PLACE.

TYPE-SETTING MACHIN E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,942, dated August26, 1890.

Application filed December 14:, 1889- Serial No. 333,742. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. ODELL, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Type Setting Machines,of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a practical machine forsetting type in line and forming the lines into columns. In theorganization of this machine I provide receptacles for holding the type,which are arranged concentrically about a composing-table, the typebeing fed down by gravity, a bank of keys corresponding in number to thetypeholding boxes, levers connecting the keylevers with plungers toforce the type, one at a time, from the type-holding boxes upon asupport and into position to be grasped by spring-actuatedcarrying-levers having gripping-jaws which seize the type, and whichlevers deposit the typeina position opposite the lineway on thecomposing-table, a pivoted transfer-lever which is operated to take thetype from the grippingjaws and draw them into position in the lineway,and mechanism for moving the lines along the table to assemble them incolumns.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice showing one type-compartment and its corresponding lever, thedevices for discharging the type and their supportingframe beingomitted. Fig. 2 is aplan view, some parts omitted, and de signedparticularly to show the arrangement of the key-board and levers. Fig. 8is a vertical longitudinal section taken centrally of the machine,showing one type-compartment and set of operating-levers and other partsinelevation. Fig. i is a broken plan view of the central portion of thecomposing-table, and showing the mechanisms for assembling the type inthe lineway. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation on line 5 5 of Fig. 4..Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 4 looking in thedirection of the arrow 6. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of afollower,within the hollow of which the ends of a pair of lazy-tongs work, andwhich is used to support the type inthe 5o linewa-y. Fig. 8 is a detailof one of the keylevers; and Fig. 9 shows an edge and a plan view,respectively, of the gripping-jaws with the type therein. r

In the drawings, 10 represents the base, from which rise standards 11,supporting a semicircular table 12, on which the typeboxes 13 aremounted. These boxes are adapted to hold the type superposed upon eachother fiatwise in single columns and with their faces projecting towardthe rear of the boxes. At the lower end of the boxes there is anaperture in the front thereof, above the table 12, through which thetype are ejected. There will be as many of these type-boxes as there areletters or characters to be represented in. type, and the typethemselves are of the form shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, wherein 1%represents the type and 14 recesses in one of their edges, for a purposepresently described. There will be as many keys 15 as there are typecharacters. These keys may be arranged in any desired way, and each keyis seated upon a compression spiral spring 16, the lower end of thespring bearing upon the base-plate and the upper end engaging a shoulderon the key or the lower side of the key-lever 17. These key-levers willproject parallel to the top of the base-plate, and are pivoted at theirrear ends, as shown at 18. The spring 16 yieldingly sustains thekey-lever in its normal position, and to said key-lever is pivotallyconnected a link 19, the upper end of which is connected to a bell-cranklever 20, the upper member of which operates a plunger 21, whereby eachtime a key is depressed the plunger ejects a type through the aperturein the front of the type-boxes .13.

22 are standards rising from the base of the machine and supportingthereon the composing-table 23. 24; is a semicircular plate connectedwith this table. 25 are the typecarrying levers, which are provided withthe gripping-jaws 25. (Shown in Fig. 9.) One of these jaws may be aspring having bends therein to enter the notches 14 of the type. Thelower ends of the type-carrying levers 25 are pivoted to lugs 24 on theplate 24, and each has a rearwardly-projecting arm 26, to the end ofwhich is connected a spring 27, the

53 on the base-plate.

.of the coil-spring48, connected to the upright member 48 of the upperend of which will be secured toa fixed part of the frame, such as thebracket-rod 28. The arm also has an extension 29 in front of its pivot,to which is pivoted a pendent arm 30, the lower end of which has abearin g in a notch 30 of the key-levers 17. (See Fig. 8.) Twoguide-pieces 31 are arranged on the surface of the table 23 parallel tothe sides thereof and a distance apart equal to the width of the columnwhich it is desired toset.

32 is a plate carried on the end of a sliding bar 33, and which plateconstitutes one side of the lineway. The bar 33 will have capscrews 33,passing through the slots 33 into the bed-plate to allow of the freemovement of the bar preferably the width of the line of type. The outerend of the plate may terminate in a handle 34. The second wall of thelineway is formed by a block 35, having thereon springs 35, adapted tobear against the guide-pieces 31, so as to hold said block up againstthe type.

, 36 is a follower which is shown in crosssection in Fig. 7, Thisfollower is a box-like structure having one open side, and into itshollow is projected the end members of a lazytongs 37, which will bepivoted to the frame at 38. These lazy-tongs being operated will causethe follower to move along the lineway, and it is adapted to be moved soas to bring the follower near to that end of the lineway at which thetype will be introduced. In order to prevent the follower from rising bythe action of the tongs, it has a projection 36 at its lower side whichtravels under the edge of the plate 32.

In order to withdraw the. type from the spring-jaws of the type-carryinglevers into the lineway, I employ a pivoted transfer-lever having a bentend, which lever is adapted to be turned to bring its end just behindthe type and'then to be drawn toward the front of the machine, carryingthe type with it into the lineway. This transfer-lever and its actuatingparts are best shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 of the drawings. This lever ismarked 39, and it is secured 011 a stud 40, formed integrally with apinion 41 journal'ed in a sliding box 42. This box moves in ways 43secured to the bottom of the table. Formed on the side ofthis box areways 44, in which moves abar 45, the end of which bar is provided withrack-teeth 46 adapted to mesh with the pinion 41. The bar 45 has a stud46, to which is connected a sliding rod 47, having at its outer end twowashers 47, between which projects the upper end of a bellcrank lever48, thelower end of which is pivoted to a stud 49 on the base-plate, theother member 50 of said lever projecting forward.

51 is a bar having ends 51 secured with the rod 52, the latter beingjournaled in brackets The bar 5]. is sustained normally parallel to thebase-plate by the arm 50, which is held under its weight by means havingone of its ends the rod connected to the rack, crate to turn the pinionin its bearing and the arm 26 of the type-lever 25 to carry the typefrom the circular table 12 down through the arc of a circle and depositit on its end upon a block 56 in front of the lineway, and then by thefurther movement of the keylever it actuates the transfer-lever 39,bringing it into position to engage the type, and then during thecompletion of its downward stroke said transfer-lever is moved towithdraw the type from thejaws of the carryinglever into the lineway.This will be best understood by reference to Fig. 3, wherein the initialmovement of the keylever will be understood to have overcome thesuperior tension of spring 16 over spring 27, thus allowing the latterto act upon the type-lever 25 and throwing it down, carrying with it thetype, as indicated in the dotted lines of said figure. By this time thekey-lever 17 will have come into contact with the bar 51 and depressedthe latter, which will rock the lever 48 by its engagement with the arm50, overcoming the tension of the spring 48 and sliding which will0pswing the bent end of the transfer-lever around to the positionindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 4. By this time the rack will havereached the limit of its travel, preventing the further turning of thebent end, and the rack and sliding block 42, being now locked together,will both move along the ways 43, thus withdrawing the type from thegripping-jaws by the engagement of the lever 39 therewith and moving itinto the lineway.

In order to hold the type within the lineway, I provide a spring-catch57, having an engaging-point located at the adit of the lineway, andwhich is pressed back out of the way by the entering type andimmediately closes behind it, thus maintaining it, by its co-operationwith the follower, in an upright position. Upon the release of the keythe movement just described will be reversed that is to say, the spring16 will first act to free the key-lever from its contact wit-h the bar51, and this in turn will allow the spring 48 v to draw the lever 48back to its normal position, and during the movement of the latter therack will first be thrown forward until its stud comes in contact withthe stop 58. this part of the movement the transfer-lever 39 will havebeen turned back to its first position, and when the rack and bar areagain locked to the sliding block 42 the latter will be moved back toits original position. The upward movement of the key-lever will actthrough the arm 30, under the influence of the spring 16, to return thetype-lever 25 back to its original position, distending the spring 27.As this type-lever is returned, the force of the spring 16 will besufficient to cause the During vice without disengaging the pin bthere-' from. As the key-levers are of difierent lengths, according totheir position on the key-board, and all have the same stroke, and

the levers 30, operating the typelevers 25, all

' have the same stroke, but occupying different positions upon thekey-levers 17, according to the position of the type-levers 25, withwhich they are engaged, it follows that there is a difference in thestroke of the key-levers 17 at the point where the levers 30 enter theslots 30, and this difference is compensated for by slotting the rod 51,so that the key-levers 17 may travel downward far enough to allow thetype-levers 25 to deliver the type upon the block 56 before operatingthe transfor device.

I claim- 1. In a type-setting machine, the combination, with a type boxor compartment from which the type are removed one at a'time, of anoperating-key having a spring to return it to its normal position,atype-carrying lever pivoted at its lower end and provided withtypegrasping jaws at its opposite end, an arm seated on the key-leverand normally supporting the carrying-lever in a position to grasp thetype, and a spring for actuating the type-carrying lever to deliver thetype at the lineway, substantially as described.

2. In a type-setting machine, the combination, with a type-holdingcompartment from which the type are removed singly, of a keylever, atype-carrying lever adapted to engage the type, a pendent arm pivoted tothe typecarrying lever and loosely bearing on the key-lever, a spring tosustain the key-lever and through said arm the type-carrying lever in aposition to normally engage the type, and a spring to depress thetype-carrying lever when the key-lever is depressed, said looseconnection permitting the type to be delivered opposite a lineway andthere remain during the continuation of the movement of the key-lever,substantially as described.

3. In a type-setting machine, the combination, with a type-holdingcompartment and means for carrying the type therefrom to a common pointopposite a lineway, of a C0111- posing-table having the lineway thereon,and a pivoted and horizontally-movable transferlever, and means forturning said transferlever on its pivot to engage the type and formoving the lever with the engaged type, said means being actuated by thekey-lever, whereby to draw the type into the lineway, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a type-setting machine, the combination, with the composing-tablehaving a lineway formed thereon opposite which the type are deliveredsingly, of a pivoted transfer-lever adapted when turned :on its pivot tobe brought to engage the type, said transfer-lever being mounted in asliding frame, and connections between said lever and frame and thekey-lever whereby the movement of the key-lever is made to first turnthe transfer-lever to engage the type and then move the same to draw thetype into the lineway, substantially as described.

5. In a typesetting machine, the combination, with a type-compartmentfrom which the type are removed one at a time, of an operating-key, acarrying-lever for the type actuated by said key, .a composing-tablehaving a lineway thereon opposite which the type are delivered, apivoted and horizontally-movable transfer-lever operated by thekey-lever to draw the type into said lineway, and afollower in saidlineway against which the line is formed, substantially as described.

6. In a type-setting machine, the combination, with a composing-tablehaving a lineway thereon, into the end of which the type are introduced,of a follower against which the line of type is formed and a lazy-tongsloosely connected at one end to the follower and secured against endwisemovementat. the end opposite the follower, substantially as (lescribed.

7. In a type-setting machine, the combination, with means for deliveringthe type at a common point opposite a lineway, of a transfer devicecomprising a lever pivoted in a sliding frame, a sliding rod adapted toturn said lever on its pivot to cause it to engage the type, and a leverconnected with said rod and actuated by the key-lever to withdraw thetype into the lineway, substantially as described.

JOHN B. ODELL.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK O. Goonwm, C. G. LINTHICUM.

